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It's pretty funny, there was so much pent up demand for EVs that the one guy that actually did it not as a political stunt became a billionaire. It's not like
by lesuorac 2y ago
It's pretty funny, there was so much pent up demand for EVs that the one guy that actually did it not as a political stunt became a billionaire.
It's not like they didn't have a chance to either, they all developed EVs as side projects [1]. Some of which were incredibly loved by their leasers (?) [2].
[1]: https://avt.inl.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fsev/HistoryOfElectricCars.pdf https://avt.inl.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fsev/HistoryOfEl...
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F
- WalterBright 2y agoAnybody could put batteries in a kit car and sell it. And people did, but they didn't make much of any money for it. What Musk did is: 1. add regenerative braking 2. design the look of the car to be exciting Those two things are the critical engineering innovations Musk did.